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h2u · Apr 12, 2012

Dave91 said:
That someone is Charlton Heston. I've always wondered who inherited all those guns after he died.

Not quite. That collection belonged to Mr. Bruce Stern.

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Mr Stern was a lifelong military and gun collector. An attorney and Vietnam veteran, he was involved in a number of military and firearms related organizations. He was a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) Board of Directors. Mr Stern passed away in July, 2007.

The Stern gun collection became famous among firearms enthusiasts. A portion of the extensive collection was auctioned off in March 2008 by James D. Julia Auctioneers. The auction, which included firearms from other collections as well as Stern's, raised a record-breaking $12.7 million. Photographs of items from the Stern collection are available on the Julia Auctions website. Another part of the Stern collection is set to be auctioned in October, 2008.

VTX1800 · Apr 13, 2012

One of my favorite is my unissued M98/29 Persian Mauser.

Sev89 · Apr 13, 2012

VTX1800 said:
One of my favorite is my unissued M98/29 Persian Mauser.

You willing to do a trade for that? I've got an extra kidney I don't need :lol2:

h2u · Apr 13, 2012

VTX1800 said:
One of my favorite is my unissued M98/29 Persian Mauser.

Gorgeous Mauser!....from not a big Mauser fan :thumbsup:

Where did you get that? Gunshow or auction site?

Oldcarjunkie · Apr 13, 2012

h2u said:
Gorgeous Mauser!....from not a big Mauser fan
Where did you get that? Gunshow or auction site?

He told me it came from Samco in 2000.

tommy gunn · Apr 13, 2012

The gentlman that carried this beauty had a battle field comission so he brought his own pistol with him to the war. He past away and they did an estate sale of all his stuff. The person incharge said no weapons in the house. His son's wife thru it in the trash along with several german officers swords and the swatztica flag that flew over the bunker that his fathers batalion captured. The son rescued it from the trash can and asked my father if he wanted it. Told my dad he could keep it or sell it he didnt care only if he sold it he gets half.
My father is strickly a bow hunter. Only guns he ever uses is a shot gun for squirels or a muzzle loader when his back acts up. Thats another story in itself. We couldnt find any takers on selling it for what it was worth then so he kept it. He dont shoot so he gave it to me.

engineerbrian · Apr 13, 2012

tommy gunn said:
The gentlman that carried this beauty had a battle field comission so he brought his own pistol with him to the war. He past away and they did an estate sale of all his stuff. The person incharge said no weapons in the house. His son's wife thru it in the trash along with several german officers swords and the swatztica flag that flew over the bunker that his fathers batalion captured. The son rescued it from the trash can and asked my father if he wanted it. Told my dad he could keep it or sell it he didnt care only if he sold it he gets half.
My father is strickly a bow hunter. Only guns he ever uses is a shot gun for squirels or a muzzle loader when his back acts up. Thats another story in itself. We couldnt find any takers on selling it for what it was worth then so he kept it. He dont shoot so he gave it to me.

Thats crazy! Do you still have the flag and the swords?

wilcam47 · Apr 13, 2012

VTX1800 said:
One of my favorite is my unissued M98/29 Persian Mauser.

tommy gunn · Apr 13, 2012

engineerbrian said:
Thats crazy! Do you still have the flag and the swords?

No the son wasnt able to get them out of the trash in time. He just happened to see the pistol sitting in the trash. I got the pistol, the original 2 toned magazine and 6 of the original issued bullets. They are lead bullets no copper jacket.

Jimbob2.0 · Apr 13, 2012

VTX1800 said:
One of my favorite is my unissued M98/29 Persian Mauser.

Cant beat a Persian, thats one of the cleanest I have ever seen.

h2u · Apr 13, 2012

Oldcarjunkie said:
He told me it came from Samco in 2000.

Very cool! Probably didn't have to pay an outrageous price for it then :thumbsup:

Indiana Jones · Apr 13, 2012

Where do you guys go to fine out where garands were issued? (like army or marines)

Threeband · Apr 14, 2012

Sev89 said:
Fantastic pieces Minzter, you by chance know when they started putting the locking bars on the garand rear sights would you? I've been told mine may need them.

Yours is pre-lock bar: it should have the earlier "flush nut" sight. Do you have a close up photo of the right side of the rear sight?

http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=64745

Sev89 · Apr 14, 2012

Threeband said:
Yours is pre-lock bar: it should have the earlier "flush nut" sight. Do you have a close up photo of the right side of the rear sight?

http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=64745

Yup!

Threeband · Apr 14, 2012

Flush nut = Jackpot!

Here's the post-war sight on my c. 1955 SA Correct Grade. They went back to an improved flush nut which is swaged so it won't loosen.

Sev89 · Apr 14, 2012

Threeband said:
Flush nut = Jackpot!

Here's the post-war sight on my c. 1955 SA Correct Grade. They went back to an improved flush nut which is swaged so it won't loosen.

So what's on my rifle is correct? If so, that made my afternoon

Threeband · Apr 14, 2012

I'm not a Garand expert, but I believe your rear sight is correct, anyway.

Now that Tapco trigger group, I'm not so sure about.

Seagrave1963 · Apr 14, 2012

My Great Grandfather's service weapon when he walked the beat in Louisville, Kentucky. Won't shot it or restore it but, sometime in the future, will place it in a shadow box with his badge and other memories.

Sev89 · Apr 14, 2012

Threeband said:
Now that Tapco trigger group, I'm not so sure about.

The trigger group is supposedly 10-12 months off, and the stock is questionable.

Threeband · Apr 14, 2012

Here's a link for drawing numbers:

http://battlerifle0.tripod.com/id3.html

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